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My Bible says, "For God so loved the world He gave..." you can manipulate again and claim that to be only the elect, but only another Calvinist will agree with you. I think God had someone to write down that "wimp thing" you mentioned.

The Blood can do nothing for anyone unless they believe in what the Blood did. "Being justified by His Blood" can only take place by faith.

Let me clarify what I believe on total depravity. Calvin see's man unable to respond to God, period. Thereby God chooses who will be saved. I see man depraved, BUT, the Holy Spirit breaks through that depravity with the truth of the Gospel in convicting power and man is left with a choice.

Yes, we agree the conviction of sin doesn't mean one will repent, they have free will to choose. We disagree on the cooperation part, this is where you lean to Calvinism and I reject it. "Whosoever will" is what I read in Scripture many times. God will not save anyone against their will, it...

The hearing of the Gospel is where the faith comes from. Remember Paul saying, Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God? The power of God in the hearing of the Gospel is the conviction of sin and judgment. Remember Christ saying He would leave and send the Comforter, and He would...

I enjoy having conversation with you, Brother. I feel I've found someone who will listen to the other side. That's a rare quality in this setting online! You've hit on the subject that I believe is whole problem of our differences. Maybe not to others but it definitely is to me. Your 1st...

The calling on God comes from the person who hears the Gospel, that is what breaks the barrier of depravity. If the person see's no need for Christ, for whatever reason, they have rejected Christ and the wrath of God abides on them. If the person see's a need for Christ and believes the...

Rom. 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." It's the Calvinists that have twisted this verse to mean that only those God has chosen to believe will actually call on Him. But in reality, outside the horrific lies of Calvinism, God has said, "come unto me...

Oh yes it does! It implies they could have believed if their hearts were in the right place for the things of God. You're free to believe whatever you like, God doesn't force you to believe it, how could I possibly do it?

In the broader view of John 8, there are imposters of the faith all around us, false teachers. They are not of God, they are of their father the devil.

They could not hear, they would not hear, and I have explained why. Christ was showing up the Pharisees for who they were, frauds, not interested in the things of God, which was standing right in front of them. They did not hear because they were not of God, they were imposters of God's...

This is not difficult to understand, once you take the twisting of God's word out the way. Those who created this theory are just as guilty as those Pharisees in John 8.

In John 8:13 we know this conversation was between Christ and the Pharisees. This must be established to understand what is being said to who. Christ tells them they are of their father the devil. Then tells them they will not believe the truth because they are not of God. BF, this means...

Back up 2 verses to John 8:44, Christ is telling them "you are of your father the devil" truth cannot be understood without faith. They could not hear because they didn't want to hear. Those who want the truth and desire it will receive the truth and they will hear God's words and believe...

If I could find anything good about Calvinism it would be their strong stand on faith alone in Christ, apart from any works. But it seems you can't see that I'm right there with you in that truth.

That's the Calvinist way, pick a verse that works for the theory and quote it! Let's take a look at your verse in context. John 6:64-65 "But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said...

From the very beginning salvation has always been justified by faith! The Law of Moses pointed to Christ in the inability to be accepted by God in any other way. If those under the Law were honest with themselves they knew they were guilty before God in doing their best. That is what the...

According to Calvinism anything other than Calvinism is works. So you belong to a elite group, good luck!

Speaking of sorting out, how would you like to have God's job of sorting out every person who has ever lived? I don't envy that responsibility in the least.

Most posters say that because they have read, "Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness." It's justification by faith, what do you call it?